Buying a new E200 series model to get a V1 is probably unlikely, at this point. Probably, the only way to get a V1 E200 now are places like eBay (assuming the seller announces that it's a V1 in the auction). Or, if you can find an R series player, those can all be Rockboxed, tmk.

I don't know if there was ever a v2 R series player made - that's why I mentioned it. ie. if someone is looking for a player on eBay, I think their chances of getting a V1 R series is much higher than a V1 non-R series.

Watch woot.com. They've offered a LOT of sansa players over the last few weeks... I had been noting the 8 gig e280 on Amazon but had no way to know what version it was... woot basically only offers the refurbished sansas, and as far as I know they are always v1. I had to upgrade my 2 gig to 8 gig when it popped up on woot, and was pretty confident it would be a v1 due to it's refurbished status. Have a friend interested in buying my 2 gig, so trying to get it set up with nice themes, etc.. I got my 2 gig off buy.com, and they clearly made note it was a refurb. Have fun with your sansa, I recommend one of those silicone skins with screen protector

Try Ben's Bargains, which will direct you to Buy.com. I think you can get a refurb e250 v.1 for like $35-38 shipping included. I got mine there..works fine, I just never warmed up to the scroll wheel, but like the unit otherwise.

That being said, there's been some investigation into the System on a Chip that is used in the V2 Sansas. But there's been investigation into dozens of MP3 players that nothing has come of, so it's not worth getting your hopes up over unless you're planning to pitch in and make it happen.